Indian Spiced Sweet Potato & Bacon Soup

I fell in love with Garam Masala spice blend a little over a year ago when I started reading about it on The Clothes Make The Girl and then saw a local blend by a well known chef at one of my FAVE restaurants, World Street Kitchen. Sidebar* if you live in MN you HAVE to try their caramelized lamb belly lettuce wraps, ta die for! Anyways, I brought it home and started adding it to various things and was immediately hooked. I love the spiciness along with all the combinations of flavors from the various spices included. If you haven’t tried it yet I highly recommend getting some and then making this awesome soup!

This week, while not working, I decided to roast a BUNCH of sweet potatoes to ensure I always had some on hand, which is a pretty standard thing for me, but then I got to thinking that I wanted to make a creamy, spicy, and rich soup with them! I added some coconut milk for creaminess, the garam masala for the spice and heat, and then obviously peppered bacon for the saltiness, richness, and an additional spice factor. BOOM, a lovely soup is born. I also threw in some fresh rosemary from the garden and a touch of lime juice to balance the flavors! I hope you love it as much as I dooooo 🙂 Bonus: If you have bacon without added sugar this recipe is also Whole30 approved!

In other news, I leave for training in California today and won’t be back in Minne until next Saturday. I will be staying in a small hotel room and thus will be unable to cook (sad face). This also means I won’t have any recipes for you for the rest of the week but will hopefully be able to post an awesome review, so check back! I am a little upset I have to miss some of the MN fall weather and scenery, as I love this time of year, but I guess Fremont, CA isn’t too bad an option either 😉

PLUS when I get back I am on the brink of perfecting a lovely fall-inspired cookie recipe for you lovelies so get excited for that! In the meantime I have been drooling over these for the past few days, so try ’em and let me know how they are!

Phillip, Yes, cook the bacon until your desired level of crispiness! I am not sure what other spice blends would be good but you could make your own garam masala by searching for a recipe online or you could always experiment and let me (and others) know if you find another great option!

I made this for dinner for my family of 5 tonight. I skipped the whole food processor/blender thing and just smushed (technical term!) the roasted sweet potatoes into a pot that I had used to sautee the garlic in some olive oil. I added a little coconut milk (canned) for creaminess and doubled (at least!) the bacon. My kids loved it, and so did my husband. Oh, and I thought it was divine! Thanks for a great recipe.